scintillating

/ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

//ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ// verb

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"scintillating" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“scintillating” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,164
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of scintillate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-scintillating · scintillating · English

scintillating · rank #46,164 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,164
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH scribbling

Nearest frequency peer: scribbling (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “scintillating”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “scintillating” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scintillating
PropertyValue
Headwordscintillating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#46,164
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “scintillating”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).scintillatinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “scribbling” (#46,165), “saya” (#46,161), “sectoral” (#46,167). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scintillating” is #46,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around scintillating (IPA /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,164 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of scintillate.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for scintillating, with forms such as "csintillating", "sccintillating", and "scinitllating". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From scintillate + -ing. The correct English form is scintillating, spelled S-C-I-N-T-I-L-L-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of scintillate.

Etymology

From scintillate + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csintillating
  • sccintillating
  • scinitllating
  • scinntillating
  • scintilalting
  • scintilating
  • scintillaitng
  • scintillatign
  • scintillatingg
  • scintillatinng
  • scintillatnig
  • scintillatting
  • scintilltaing
  • scintlilating
  • scinttillating
  • scitnillating
  • scnitillating
  • sicntillating
  • sscintillating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scintillating - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

csintillating2sccintillating1scinitllating2scinntillating1scintilalting2scintilating1scintillaitng2scintillatign2
Edit distance from "scintillating"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scintillating"?
"scintillating" is spelled S-C-I-N-T-I-L-L-A-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/.
What does "scintillating" mean?
As a verb, "scintillating" means: present participle and gerund of scintillate.
What are common misspellings of "scintillating"?
Common misspellings include "csintillating", "sccintillating", "scinitllating", "scinntillating", "scintilalting". The correct spelling is "scintillating".
How do you pronounce "scintillating"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scintillating" is /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "scintillating"?
From scintillate + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scintillating", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list